Then they said, “Come! Let’s build ourselves a city, with a tower whose top reaches into heaven. So let’s make a name for ourselves, or else we will be scattered over the face of the whole land.”
Job 20:6 - Tree of Life Version Though his pride reaches to the heavens, and his head touches the clouds, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Though his [proud] height mounts up to the heavens and his head reaches to the clouds, American Standard Version (1901) Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds; Common English Bible Though their height reaches heaven and their heads touch the clouds, Catholic Public Domain Version If his pride ascends even towards the heavens, and his head touches the clouds, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If his pride mount up even to heaven, and his head touch the clouds: |
Then they said, “Come! Let’s build ourselves a city, with a tower whose top reaches into heaven. So let’s make a name for ourselves, or else we will be scattered over the face of the whole land.”
Even if Babylon went up to heaven and even if she fortified the height of her stronghold, from Me destroyers will come to her.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
He called loudly, saying: ‘Chop down the tree and cut off its branches, strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit! Let beasts flee from under it, and birds from its branches.
“You will be driven away from people and will dwell with the wild animals. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven periods of time will pass over you until you know that the Most High is sovereign over the realm of mankind and gives it to whomever He wishes.
If they should dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them. If they should go up to heaven, from there will I bring them down.
And you, Capernaum? Will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will go down to Sheol! For if the miracles done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.